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110. Pink
HTML Hex for Pink is #FFC0CB
Pink is any of the colors between bluish red (purple) and red, of medium to
high brightness and of low to moderate saturation. Commonly used for
Valentine's Day and Easter, pink is sometimes referred to as "the color of
love." The use of the word for the color "pink" was first recorded in the late
17th century.
Although pink is roughly considered just as a tint of red, most
variations of pink lie between red, white and magenta colors. This means that
the pink's hue is somewhat between red and magenta.
The color pink is named after the flowers called pinks, flowering plants in the
genus Dianthus. The name derives from the frilled edge of the flowers -- the
verb
"to pink" dates from the 14th century and means "to decorate with a perforated
or punched pattern" (possibly from German "pinken" = to peck). As noted and
referenced above, the word "pink" was first used as a noun to refer to the
color known today as pink in the 17th century. The verb sense of the word
"pink" continues to be used today in the name of the hand tool known as pinking
shears.
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